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OSCE helps strengthen human rights protection in Armenia’s armed forces
Publishing date: 9 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
JERMUK, VAYOTS DZOR REGION, Armenia, 9 July 2015 – Twenty-five of Armenia’s military police officers took part in a three-day training course on human rights organized by the NGO Protection of Rights without Borders, with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan and in co-operation with Armenia’s Ministry of Defence...
OSCE marks the international day in support of victims of torture in Armenia
Publishing date: 26 June 2015
International standards, national legal frameworks and good practices on effective investigation of torture cases were discussed at an OSCE-supported conference held on 26 June 2015 in Yerevan in commemoration of the United Nations’ International Day in Support of Victims of Torture...
Universal rights awards presented by OSCE and international partners in Armenia
Publishing date: 5 June 2015
The OSCE and international partners honoured individuals working to promote human rights, accountable governance, local government reform, and free speech in Armenia at the Universal Rights Awards Ceremony held on 4 June 2015 in Yerevan...
OSCE Office in Yerevan helps to develop a guide on social services to promote child rights’ protection in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Youth
YEREVAN, 14 May 2015 – Co-ordination between different players to prevent crime among youth and children is the main focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the Children’s Support Centre, the police and the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE Yerevan Office donates equipment to State Investigative Committee to help improve criminal justice in Armenia
Publishing date: 16 April 2015
The OSCE Office in Yerevan on 15 April 2015 donated equipment including 15 computers and three printer-scanner machines to the newly-established State Investigative Committee with the aim of enhancing the capacities and efficiency of this institution and its investigators, and to promote the
Human rights and non-discrimination in focus at OSCE workshop in Yerevan
Publishing date: 24 March 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
Domestic and international human rights instruments to fight discrimination were the focus of a one-day workshop organized for lawyers and human rights defenders by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, in co-operation with the Council of Europe and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on 20 March 2015 in Yerevan.
OSCE supports Borderline Reality art exhibition on Human Rights Day to promote rehabilitation of convicted persons in Armenia
Publishing date: 10 December 2014